http-server-upload

This is a simple zero-configuration command-line http server which provides a lightweight interface to upload files.

By default files are uploaded to the current working directory.

Optionally a token may be used to protect against unauthorized uploads.

Installation

npm install --global http-server-upload

This will install http-server-upload globally so that it may be tun from the command line.

Usage

http-server-upload [uploadRootPath]

[uploadRootPath] defaults to the current working directory (./).

Other options can be set using environment variables.

When the server is running you can visit http://localhost:8080/ to get the upload form.

Attention: Already existing files will be overwritten on upload.

Environment variables

Variable	Description	Default
`PORT`	The port to use.	`8080`
`UPLOAD_DIR`	The directory where the files should be uploaded to. This overrides the `uploadRootPath` argument.	`uploadRootPath` argument or the current working directory
`UPLOAD_TMP_DIR`	Temp directory for the file upload.	The upload directory.
`TOKEN`	An optional token which must be provided on upload.	Nothing
`PATH_REGEXP`	A regular expression to verify a given upload path. This should be set with care, because it may allow write access to outside the upload directory.	`/^[a-zA-Z0-9-_/]*$/`

Example:

PORT=9000 UPLOAD_DIR=~/uploads/ UPLOAD_TMP_DIR=/tmp/ TOKEN=my-super-secret-token http-server-upload

Uploads from the command line

If the http-server-upload is running, you may also upload files from the command line using curl:

curl -F "uploads=@my-file.txt" http://localhost:8080/upload

Advanced example with multiple files, an upload path and a required token:

curl \
  -F "uploads=@my-file.txt" \
  -F "uploads=@my-other-file.txt" \
  -F "path=my/dir" \
  -F "token=my-super-secret-token" \
  http://localhost:8080/upload

License

MIT license

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